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Daily Activities in Pioneer Park: Resident Artists 10.00am - 4.00pm Five working sculptors will be in the marquee each day. They will be happy to discuss their work with you. The theme, ‘Cherishing Our Environment’ will be the focus of their work. Enviroschool Marquee 9.30am - 2.30pm Students from our 6 Enviroschools - Cromwell, Goldfields, Tarras, Alexandra, Terrace and Clyde Primary will each day present different aspects of their study. There will be opportunities for one to one interaction with the children involved and also water sustainability activities. |
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| Saturday 13 Nov |
9.30am -12.30pm | Know Your Digital Camera Shaun Burdon $30 Beginners workshop. Learn how to use the dials and icons and take photos using different settings. |
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| 10.00am - 3.00pm | Plein Air - Painting Outdoors Nigel Wilson $20 Learn how to plan and complete a landscape painting using acrylics or oils in the wide open spaces. It’ll give a new dimension to your painting. |
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| 9.30am - 3.00pm Sat / Sun |
Making a Pizza Oven Grant Jefcoate $80 Hands on workshop learning how to build a Pizza Oven for your own garden area. |
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| 10.00am - 3.00pm | Biodiversity Field Trip (1) $5 Aldinga Conservation Area - a project reinstating original species. View Mokomoko (rare Otago Skink) and help with new plantings and weed eradication. Car Pool. |
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| 1.00pm - 4.00pm | Beginners Screen Printing Ruth Arnott $20 Screen print two of your own designs onto a T-shirt and/or fabric for a skirt or tote bag. |
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| Sunday 14 Nov |
10.00am - 2.00pm | Photographic Field Trip - Historic Buildings Anne Marie Hope-Cross $30. Climb in the van, with your camera, lunch and drink and photograph various historic buildings in our area. |
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| 1.00pm - 3.00pm | Children’s Chocolate Making Treats Shona Bain $10 Children aged 6 - 12 years make and decorate treats ready for gifts. |
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11.00am - 1.00pm |
WALKS Butler’s Farm Historic Fruitland’s Walk Nick Taylor. Take a tour around the stone farmstead and outbuildings of Fruitlands which was established in the 1870’s - Car pool. |
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EVENTS Teddy Bears Picnic Molyneux Park - Parents Centre. A time to picnic and relax with your children and their teddies. Thyme Festival Opening Central Stories Museum Enjoy a glass of local wine, canapés and the music of Vanilla Vine. View the art exhibition and celebrate the opening of the festival. |
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| Monday 15 Nov |
10.00am | Welcome Morning Tea at Central Stories Meeting Room. An invitation to new members of the community to attend an informal gathering to meet other local community members. |
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| 9.30am - 12.30pm | Weaving Flax Flowers & Baskets Stacy Nicholas $20 Create flax flowers and two and four corner baskets. More information check Bellebird Flax Flowers and art on Facebook. |
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| 9.30am - 12.30pm | Hypertufa Pots Louise Joyce $25 Design and make your own hypertufa garden pot from cement and peat mix, adding your own mosaic decoration. |
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| 12.00 noon | Indonesian Cooking Clair Higginson $10 Making of gado gado and rujak - learn, taste and hear about the culture as Clair talks about her time in Indonesia. |
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| 2.00pm - 3.30pm | Tea Making with Local Herbs & Shrubs Helen Hillis $10 An opportunity to identify and sample many locally grown foliage and flowers that make delicious teas. |
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| 6.30pm - 9.00pm | Garden to Table Helen Hillis $12 Explore an established garden, sampling produce from over 100 edible plants grown amongst the natives and exotics. |
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| 7.00pm - 9.00pm | Chocolate Making After Dinner Treats Shona Bain $20 Learn melting techniques and the process of making hollow products, and filling and hand swirling chocolate. |
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| 6.30pm - 7.30pm | Introduction to African Dance Anna Robinson $10 West African dance with live drumming. |
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6.00pm - 7.30pm |
WALKS Clyde Walk & Talk The history of Clyde is shared as you walk. Tour taken by Promote Dunstan members. |
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Tuesday 16 Nov |
10.00am - 12.00pm | Contemporary Wreaths with Wild Flowers & Herbs Helen Hillis - Louise Joyce $12 Design a wreath using local wild plants - discussion on location of and plant treatment. |
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| 10.00am - 3.00pm | Reusable/Recyclable Mixed Media Art Ro Bradshaw $25 Experience mix and matching art effects as you create your own art work. |
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| 10.00am - 3.00pm | Felt Making Jill McColl $50 (including materials) Workshop designed for participants at any level. Make and experiment with felt while you create your garment. |
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| 12.00 noon | Thai Cooking Jiji Weigel $10 Demonstration/tasting and learn about the Thai culture. |
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| 3.15pm - 4.30pm | Children’s Bucket Gardens Helen Hillis $5 Containers provided for children to make their own edible garden. Plants, seeds, and soil provided. |
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| 4.15pm - 5.15pm | Grafting Fruit Trees Ben Elms $10 Learn timing and techniques for grafting materials from a special tree or grafting several varieties to an existing tree. |
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| 5.30pm - 7.30pm | Chooks in the Town & Country Ben Elms $10 “Having chooks should be fun and easy”. Visit a country and town chook house. Receive valuable information. |
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| 7.00pm - 9.00pm | Make your Own Hand Cream Carole Gillions $12 Using beeswax and vegetable wax create two hand creams. |
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7.30pm |
EVENTS Biodiversity Forum Community Centre Hall $5 Learn from the experts and debate the issues around how to look after flora and fauna - expert guest speakers. |
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| Wednesday 17 Nov |
9.30am - 12.30pm | Creating Country Cottage and French Style Effects Jim Robbie $15 (includes materials) A chance to rejuvenate a piece of furniture with a Provence look using milk paint. |
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| 9.30am - 10.30am | Tai Chi Interactive Demonstration Kathy Smith/ Anne Mills No Cost Join the Tai Chi class - gentle movements but oh so good! |
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| 10.00am - 12.00pm | Drawing Workshop Liz Kempthorne $12 Everyone can draw. Learn observation techniques to create your own still life. |
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| 12.00 noon | Japanese Cooking Noriko Stewart $10 Demonstration/tasting and learn about Japanese culture. |
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| 1.00pm - 3.00pm | Mixed Media Art Liz Kempthorne $12 Create a unique artwork using multi-media effects. |
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| 1.30pm - 3.30pm | Making Mosaic Paver Stone Louise Joyce $20 Design and create paver using colourful mosaic tiles. |
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| 1.30pm - 3.00pm | Herbs and Skincare Carole Gillions No Cost Identifying herbs and understanding their properties in relation to skincare. |
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| 3.30pm - 4.30pm | Making a Clay Creature Juliet Sorrell $5 For children 6 years and up. They will use clay and natural materials to create their own creature. |
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| 5.30pm | Foraging Food with the Family Helen Hillis $10 per family Lots of fun, and satisfaction while searching and gathering food growing in public places - fun and learning for all. |
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| 6.30pm - 9.30pm | Bone Carving Helen Hillis $10 per family Lots of fun, and satisfaction while searching and gathering food growing in public places - fun and learning for all. |
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| 7.00pm - 9.00pm | Belly Dancing Turkish Style Melissa Bryant $12 A workshop of fun, laughter and Turkish style belly dancing. Feel gorgeous - treat yourself with Turkish Delight at the end! |
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| 7.30pm - 9.30pm | Comedy Improvisation Workshop Topher Straus $12 Interactive workshop using improvisation games. For those who enjoy spontaneity humour and being in the moment. |
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10.30am -11.30am 12.00 noon 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
EVENTS Historical Stories Retold Children from the yr7/8 S.T.A.R programme share the historical stories they have gathered. Lunchtime Concert Pioneer Park. Dunstan High School Yr 9 & 10 students Briar Herb Museum Tour, Clyde Gold Coin Donation. View the original herb factory and Dunstan Times Press |
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| Thursday 18 Nov | 9.30am - 10.30am | Introduction to Yoga Cushla Kelly $10 Stretch your limbs and breathe freely in an introductory yoga session. |
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| 9.30am - 2.30pm | How to Make a Video/Short Film that’s Worth Watching Heather Smith $35 Use your own digital camera. LINK TO COME |
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| 10.00am - 12.00pm | Paper Art Alan Waters $10 Using one piece of paper create a piece of 3 dimensional art - a magic and fun experience! |
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| 10.00am - 2.00pm | Beginners Rug Making Judith Brook $40 Learn several old rug making techniques to create a contemporary rug with recycled materials. |
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| 12.00 noon | Dutch Cooking Helena Heydelaar $10 Demonstration/tasting and learn about the area where Helena is from - ‘the treasures of Dutch cooking’. |
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| 1.00pm - 3.00pm | Drawing Caricatures Alan Waters $15 Skills to interpret and exaggerate visual observation – drawing that will create instant laughter. |
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| 3.30pm - 4.30pm | Cute Clips &Funky Brooches Hiromi Kuroe $10 Using left over craft scraps make fun jewellery 7-13 age group |
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| 6.30pm - 8.00pm | Calligraphy Hiromi Kuroe $15 Learn the basics of the 3 different Japanese alphabets. Reproduce your name or a simple sentence using brushes and ink. |
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9.30am |
WALKS Earnscleugh Gold Mining History Walk Lex McLean Start at The Packing Shed, Boulton Road, Earnscluegh Walk down to the gold tailings and along the river, hearing about the various dredges and gold mining activities. |
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12.00 noon 5.30pm 7.00pm - 9.00pm |
EVENTS Lunchtime Concert Pioneer Park. Various students from local schools will perform. MORE FM Cardboard Boat Race Rail Bridge to Shaky Bridge - Register a team in this exciting cardboard boat race. Different categories to cater for all. Registrations close 12 Nov. Ukulele at the Courthouse Bruce McDonald No Cost Bring your ukulele and join others in a ‘jam session’. A great way to make music. |
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| Friday 19 Nov | 10.00am - 2.00pm | Pastel Drawing Maggie Cross $15 Complete a still life picture learning how to use colour to show tonal depth. |
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| 9.30am - 12.30pm | Know your Own Camera Shaun Burdon $30 Bring your own digital camera and learn what the dials and icons do. Take photos using different settings. |
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| 12.00 noon | French Cooking Catherine Holgate $10 Demonstration/tasting and learn about French cuisine. |
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| 7.30pm | Pecha Kucha Artist Night Central Stories. Come and be part of a shared art evening - artists have 6 minutes each to share their work. No cost. |
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9.30am - 12.00pm |
WALKS Clutha River Mata-au Walk Lex McLean. Join Lex on this historic journey from the Old Coach Road along the river to the historic goldfields mining plaque - will include collecting some dumped items. Med fitness required. |
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10.30am 12.00pm - 1.00pm 1.30pm - 3.00pm 3.30pm |
EVENTS Pre-school Music & Movement Pioneer Park. Junk to Architectural Funk Join the fun as different organisations build their structure from materials from WasteBusters - prizes for the best. Register your Team. Painting in the Park Bring your paints, canvas. paper and easel and join others as you paint in the park. Shape Poem Prize giving Alexandra Library. Poems written to fit a shape – listen to the winners share their poems. |
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| Saturday 20 Nov | 9.30am - 11.30am | Rolling Compost Peter Thompson $10 How to build a Rotary Composer using reused materials. Keep rodents and dogs away and compost tidy. |
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| 9.30am - 4.00pm | Oamaru Stone Sculpture Debbie Paton $40 Design and create your own piece of sculpture. |
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| 10.00am - 2.30pm | Biodiversity Field Trip (2) $5. View and discuss unique cryptic species and original Totara forest in the Makaka Katia and Locharburn Scientific Reserves. |
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| 10.00am - 12.00pm | Jazz Dance Workshop Olivia van den Yssel $10. For children aged 8 - 13 yrs. |
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| 2.00pm - 5.00pm | Lets Sing Claire Stevens $10. A fun, make noise, sing and feel great with the support of like minded people. |
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2.00pm - 4.00pm 7.00pm |
EVENTS Two Paddocks Wine Tour & Tasting Tickets $10 Enjoy the ambience of Two Paddocks winery as you sample their wines. Car pool. ‘Festival Celebration Do’ Central Stories $20 Music, Wine, Nibbles, Silent Art Auction A night to celebrate the weeks events. Guest singer/guitarist Gordon Smith and other entertainment. Tickets available at REAP or Alexandra i-site |
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| Sunday 21 Nov | 9.30am | Sunday Thyme Week Church Service - Anglican Church Guest speaker and music to the theme of ‘Cherishing Our Environment’. |
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10.00am - 12.00pm |
PIONEER PARK *Markets an amazing selection of stalls including produce, and other goods. *Painting Sale Central Otago artists selling their paintings at inviting to purchase prices. *Bikes for Fun 50 weird, waky and wonderful bikes! - all ages form 2-82,all levels of ability $5 for 3 rides. (helmets provided) *MORE FM Talent Thyme Quest Involves performances from throughout the Central Otago region. Great prizes! *Thyme Week “Change Game” winners announced at Talent Thyme. |
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| REGISTRATION! Registrations essential for all Walks, Events and Workshops * Register walks with Alexandra i-site 448-9515 * Registration and for more information on all events and workshops phone Central Otago REAP 448-6115 or 0800 267-327 or www.coreap.org.nz * A full Thyme Festival programme can also be found at: www.thymefestival.co.nz |
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